Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-21
HUMBOLDT COUNTY EXHIBIT.
An Interesting Display From One of tn
Northern Coast Sections,

HUMBOLDT COUNTY EXHIBIT.
An Interesting Display From One of the
Northern Coast Sections.
Bordering on the coast and near the
northern end of the State, covering Coast
Ranges and intervening valleys, is located
Humboldt county, gem among the west
ern counties of our great commonwealth.
In its wonderful resources of timber and
other important materials of commerce, it
stands forth as a leading factor in the up
building of our State, both city and coun-
try, and contains many of the strongest at
fractions for the investments of capitalists
and home-seekers. The people of that
county in order to make better known the
wonderful resources of that section and to
take part in showing to the world the va
ried products of the entire State, have
brought to the State Fair a very attractive
exhibit, showing in modest way some of
the good things of that portion of our
wonderland. The exhibit is a varied but
exceedingly interesting one, and is under
the superintendent of Colonel F. w. Bell.
of Eureka. 1t is located in the center of
the northern portion of Horticultural Hall,
and is at once noticed on entering that part
of the Pavilion.
A prominent feature, and one that first
catches the eye upon entering the hall, is
huge plank cut from one of the Hum
boldt redwoods. The dimensions are so
inches in width, - feet long and three
inches thick. This looks immense, but
near by it stands another plank cut from a
true giant Of the forest, and measures IL feet
inches in width and three inches in
thickness. 1t is less than four feet in
length as the tree was so large that short
section had to be cut from the trunk and
sawed from each end of the cut lengthwise,
in order to get the saw through the section.
The section from which it was sawed was
cut from the tree 81 feet from the base, from
which fact it will be seen that the width of
the plank does not represent the full size
OF the trunk at the usual place of measure
ment. The tree was cut from John
Vance's premises on Ryan's slough.
Even Californians view these great pieces
of timber with wondering interest, and
those of our visitors from the East are still
greater impressed by them. In addition to
these are other fine samples of timber and
woods found in Humboldt county, such as
pine white ash, yew wood, etc. The logging
scenes and timber supply of the section of
country represented, are still further pre-
scented through a large number of fine
photographs, which attract visitors continu-
ously. And there is the photograph of a
railroad train of 16 cars being hauled out of
the woods, with one log to each car, and
the 10 logs measuring IS, SOS feet of lumber.
Other samples. such as shingles, shakes,
etc, are displayed to represent the lumber
industry of the county, and a beautiful
table, the handiwork made of veneer or
curly redwood, is on exhibition, which ex-
GELS in polish and beauty any mahogany.
The lumber interests of the county give
constant employment to vast number of
men, and an immense amount of capital is
invested and employed in sawmills, and
the production OF lumber and timber Of all
kinds. In connection with representations
OF this industry pair of raftsmans shoes
are exhibited, having steel calks extending
out from the bottoms half inch in length,
and which class of shoes are regarded as an
absolute necessity for use of loggers and
In the agricultural line Humboldt also
shows some remarkable specimens. There
are samples of mesquite grass II feet and 9
inches in hight. A bundle of late white
oats, from J. f. Quilts farm, 8 feet in hight.
Another sample in bundle. from Jackson
Sawyer, of Table Bluff, is u feet in hight.
1t was sowed in November, 1856, and har-
vested last month. Also Scotch potato oats
are exhibited, that were sown in Nav. and
stand feet high. Timothy and red-top
feet high, and red clover 81 feet in hight
are shown near by. William Samuels, of
Ferndale, has abundle of red clover
Z feet in hight, and W. Saunders. of Dow's
prairie, displays oats s feet in hight. OIL.
Stoddard, of Ferndale exhibits Norway
oats y feet in hight. James Graham. of
hassample of oats that yielded
"a bushels TO the acre-a field of 40 acres
and there were counted 223 kernels to a
single stalk. II. Rohner, of Rohnerville,
displays sample of white wheat that was
grown at an elevation of 1850 feet. and
which produced sc bushels to the acre. A
bundle of tall cheat is also shown. Jackson
Sawyer has sample of very fine Austria
Ian wheat. There is also exhibited ex-
cellent specimens of barley and white rye.
A sample of barley shown by James Ora
ham was from field that yielded 80 BUSH
els per acre. Fine wheat samples from
ranches of c. F. Roberts and Frank Hen
erickson, near Blacksburg, are exhibited
the latter obtaining "a bushels to the acre
Horace Drake shows an extra quality of
white Mediterranean wheat and q sample
of Vicks' American banner oats. Other
samples of wheat and grain are exhibited,
all of which are of excellent quality A
sample of field corn, well matured and
large, is exhibited from the farm of T.
Raglin, Blacksburg, and which was grown
without irrigation
The display of vegetables is equally
meritorious in quality. The reputation of
Humboldt potatoes is well known, but the
display in this line excels the reputation.
Ali lovers of this staple of life should ex-
anime them. To give their weight would
lead the reader to believe it exaggertion,
and hence we forbear, but they are not to
be outdone in appearance nor quality any
where. The leading exhibito rim this line
is perhaps John S. East, of Springyille, and
and J. Russ. John S. East also exhibits
J. G. Dinsmore, Horace Drake, bonneville.
parsnips nearly four inches in diameter: tur-
nlps, eight inches in diameter, and carrots
and other vegetables of similar size. Mr..
Dinsmore has some famously large onions
and other vegetables. A sample of English
horse beans, standing over eight feet high,
is exhibited by J. i. Buttle, of Ferndale
Over sixty pods may be counted upon a
single stalk, and $50 as the product of a
single seed
In fruits, the samples exhibited demon
strates that Humboldt is not at all behind
her valley and foothill sister counties in
the production of most of the classes. The
apples displayed-such as Rhode Island
greetings and some other varieties-are
extremely good, and look tempting to the
utmost degree. S. w. Morrison, of Bear
river, has the largest exhibit, and very
excellent one, of numerous varieties of ap-
Piles and other fruits, and he deserves great
credit for taking so much pains in having
it presented at the fair. In his exhibit
are, besides apples, prunes, peaches, pears,
Transcendental and Chicago crab
apples, all of excellent quality Thomas
of Bonneville, exhibits the
Western wild plum, large and desirable;
Mrs. Victor Hope, of Blacksburg, Bartlett
pears; y. F. Flint, Bear river, apples and
pears K. Seer, Bear river. several varieties
of apples; H D. Smith, Bear river, a col
lection of apples, and o. L. Stoddard, dis
play of pears.
In preserved natural fruit, Dr. o. S.
Phelps, Blacksburg, has samples in glass,
and then there is display of canned de-
ciduous fruits. berries, jellies, etc. A case